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underspend

verb

Etymology

From under- + spend.

  1. derived from expendere
  2. inherited from *spendōn✻ — “to spend”
  3. inherited from spendan
  4. inherited from spenden
  5. prefixed as underspend — “under + spend”

Definitions

  1. To spend too little of the funds appropriated or allocated.

  2. An amount by which an allocated amount is not expended.

    • Any underspends will revert to the general fund at the end of the year.
    • He also maintained that the final audited underspend was £322m, including additional estimates.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA